Being a Tennessee Volunteer fan, I am surprised at how one-sided the Michigan-Tennessee game was. I was really afraid that the Volunteers would be mentally un-prepared like they were when they played LSU in the SEC championship game.
Since someone mentioned the PAC-10 conference being their own biggest enemy, the same statement could apply to the SEC and other conferences as well. Tennesee knocked Florida out of the National Championship picture and then LSU knocked Tennessee out of the picture. The highest ranked SEC teams' losses came from other SEC teams. Tennessee beat LSU during the regular season but couldn't do it again during the post-season.
Tennessee didn't get to play the Miami Hurricanes this year, but for what it's worth, they will be the guest opponent for Tennessee's homecoming festivities next year.
Kelvin